Collection item
Wedding dress beaded with classical motifs
This shift-style wedding dress was made in Dunedin by The DSA (Drapery Supply Association) department store. The dress is lavishly embellished with classical motifs picked out in glass beading. Esther Botting, a teacher, wore this dress when she married Henry McQueen at Dunedin’s Knox Church on 28 September 1926. She wore the dress with a long train and a fine veil attached to a head band of wax flowers.
Details
Credit:
Photo courtesy of Toitū Otago Settlers Museum 2007/29/2
Copyright:
All rights reserved
Designer:
Unknown
Manufacturing location:
George Street, Dunedin
Garment type:
Wedding dress
Material:
Satin lined with netting and tulle
Features:
Cap sleeves, beading
Purchase location:
The DSA, George Street, Dunedin
Date:
1926
